LBDs!!!

Inserting images on here is ridiculously annoying, but I refuse to give up.
So this summer I've developed an obsession with dresses. I purchased six this summer so far and I plan on buying more. Despite all the dresses I have seen and purchased, I still have to say Claudiaism #5: nothing beats a classic LBD. Here are my favorite picks off the runway.

The one above is by Thakoon. Isn't it adorable? I'm not normally a crochet girl, but I like this jumper style. It's girly and innocent but sophisticated at the same time. And of course I like the tights underneath paired with those cute ankle boots. The reason I love autumn/winter fashions is because you always have the option of layering which basically gives the effect of quadrupling your wardrobe without really having to get more articles of clothing.

This next one is by Badgley Mischka, and I like it for the jewel neckline. It's a total party dress...just think, you don't even need jewelry for this one. I like the shapeless shift silhouette and the pleats, both of which are big trends this season.

This one (above) is my favorite dress off the Rochas Fall 06 RTW. It's not exactly "little" but I just had to pay my respects to Rochas. :( This is the last season of Rochas- Proctor and Gamble decided to drop the label but everyone has been saying that a designer as talented as Olivier Theyskens will not fade away forever. I'll be waiting for more stuff from him!

But my MOST FAVORITE LBD is this last one by Oscar de la Renta! I am in LOVE with the dress and it needs no explanation.

More Fall Fashions 06

I was much too tired to continue last night. So here is Part 2.

• Plaid is in. I'm usually not a fan but I can't help but love these looks. From top to bottom: Zac Posen (his entire collection is to die for!), Balenciaga (you can obviously tell by the riding hat), and the last is Aquascutum. It's all looking very demure. I just have to pull out my old plaid minis and hope they still fit.

• Dark Angels. Even the designers who like to keep things fun, colorful and light have taken a stab at joining the dark side. The dress on the left by Anna Sui is very reminiscent of the gothic Victorian age. It is also very uncharacteristic of Anna Sui. I love the iridescent purple/black taffeta, and how she also keeps it short, young, and fun. The one on the very bottom is by, surprise surprise, Jill Stuart. I dig the deep plum lipstick she used on all the models. It's very Adams family (something I'd never be able to pull off).

RTW Fall 2006: I am absolutely in love.

I love winter especially in this heat.
So being completely as bored as I am, I went through a lot of the runway pictures for this season and picked out my favorite looks and trends.

• Volume. Big poofy skirts and large extravagant sleeves. I love it all. I also love volume in my hair but the weather seems to be working against me.
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Above: Louis Vuitton. Notice the interesting shape of the sleeves. Gray also happens to be a hot color for fall. Jessica Stam is also way too cute.

Right: Lanvin. Talk about serious volume. I kind of like it. I'd wear it if i were pregnant. teehee

• Structured and Severe. I have always been a firm believer in being sexy without showing a lot of skin. This season supports my argument fully. Lots of catwalks actually featured models wearing thick glasses which I found quite amusingThe Zac Posen look below is very structured but what gives it the wow factor are those skin tight cigarette pants in snakeskin. Below: Dries Van Noten. Not so much structured, but it gives off that severe sexy librarian look. My favorite part of the outfit is the long grandpa sweater with those large pockets. I know for a fact my mother is hiding a sweater that looks exactly like that in a high quality cashmere and I am going to dig it up and wear it come fall. You also have to love the cut the skinny cut of those trousers.

Sharing a Brain with My Mother

I seriously think my mom and I have a fashion-brain connection. I swear this is like the fourth time this month that I went into "our" closet looking for a specific article of clothing only to realize that my mom took it and wore it to work. I adore my mom to death but this has got to stop. Why is it that we want to wear the same exact thing on the same day when we have more clothes than our entire apartment complex combined? There are definite perks on having a mom who's about that same size as you (she's actually smaller), fashionable and happens to work in the fashion industry, and loves clothes almost as much as you do. But I worry- when I go to college, how will we split our clothes? Right now I'm reaping the benefits of getting double the amount of clothing I should but the future seems...well... not so great.

Dark Victorian Romance

I'm much too influenced by my surroundings to keep from getting hyped about fall fashion. I know this is going to come out lame but I'm only going to say this once:
Black is the New Black for fall.
It's going to be dark and gothic and exciting. Lovely Victorian silhouettes. Haha. I can see us having tea with ivory and black laced china with black doilies in our deep plum frocks and feathers in our hats. Next we'll wear plaid skirts and big puffy sleeved jackets to go walk our poodles in platforms.

Trend for the Rest of the Year: Tights!!!!

I couldn't wait any longer to make a new post about my new favorite trend. I've been holding off on this trend for a long time because I just never really took a liking to wearing something so pretentious or so I thought. But after relunctantly listening to my mother and pulling out her surprisingly well stocked supply of microfiber tights and other sheerer varieties, I have officially fallen in love. Tights are in for this summer but they won't be going away for a while. The July Vogue featured an entire spread on tights being the trend for fall winter 06. Well the options are endless but stick to dark colors like black and navy blue because they make your legs look slimmer. And footless tights are probably best. For summer I like seeing tights worn under dresses or long tunic like shirts. Remember tights are for layering purposes only really, so don't wear it by itself unless you want to look like a fashion victim trapped in those horrible 90's leggings. I love the versatility of footless tights: you can dress down with flip flops and flats or you can dress it up with cute heels. My creative wheels are churning very quickly and I can already picture so many outfits for the summer. Flowy white dresses over black tights, black dresses over black tights.....mmmm exciting.

My fashion icon of the now is Lindsay Lohan. We have to hand it to her lovely stylist Rachel Zoe for all of Lindsay's fabulous outfits. I am majorly jealous but I just don't have $3000 to spare each day to pay for a stylist like her. Anyway, Lindsay sports the footless tights trend ever so chicly. I love the loose white dress and the huge handbag.

And...Jessica Alba looks cute here doesn't she? She's got her sundress on over a pair of footless tights and she wears big Jackie O sunglasses. I like the black on black look, and I like how she keeps it casual with ballet flats.

Don't you just love love love tights??? I do!!! I can't wait for winter to come- tights paired with long knit sweaters, cropped jackets, chunky scarves, peacoats, and ankle boots......

Well for now let's just try to stay cool because summer still has a long run especially in California. But invest in some tights because they are here to stay.

It's Missoni Everywhere

Two summers ago the "it" print was Pucci but now all I'm seeing is Missoni. The brand's unmistakable print of zig zag stripe madness kind of grows on you after a while. I'm loving it actually. I also love the family heiress Margherita Missoni. The Missoni empire's own little traveling advertisement does quite a good job being an Italian socialite who hits up all the right press events. Her picture is in quite a few magazines, and she's actually cute unlike other privileged offspring (ahem, Paris and Tori).
I would buy this little dress if it didn't cost $2,300. But a girl can dream.